Philippine Medical Tourism Program attracting foreigners to get kidney transplants
The Philippine Medical Tourism Program, started two ye…
Category: Transplant News
Disclosing information about patients waiting for transplant may encourage donation, study finds
Disclosing anonymous information about p…
Significant events in the history of cloning
1952 – Scientists demonstrate they can remove the nucleus from a frog egg, replace it with t…
Isotechnika says its experimental immunosuppressent drug to be administered in kidney transplant patient
Isotechnika, Inc., Edmonton, Can…
Split liver transplant guidelines developed by UNOS/OPTN ethics panel
Responding to the steady increase in US transplant programs practic…
Human kidney offered on internet auction site eBay; $5.7 million bid
A human kidney offered on the internet auction site eBay received a …
Osteotech, MTF settle lawsuit, enter into long-term processing agreement
Osteotech, Inc., Eatontown, NJ, and the Musculoskeletal Transpla…
Pretransplant crossmatching can be elminated in some recipients which saves time and money, study finds
Eliminating pretransplant crossma…
Small liver transplant centers have higher mortality rates-UNOS study
Centers performing 20 or fewer liver transplants annually have mort…
Autoislet transplant after pancreatectomy prevents diabetes but is underutilized
More patients undergoing pancreatectomy for chronic panc…
